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Upper West Side-bound M116 at Manhattan Avenue and Cathedral Parkway
Overview
SystemMTA New York City Bus
OperatorNew York City Transit Authority
GarageManhattanville Depot
VehicleNova Bus LFS HEV
New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40
Began serviceApril 1, 1936
Route
LocaleManhattan, New York, U.S.
Communities servedUpper West Side, Harlem, East Harlem
StartUpper West Side - 106th Street & Broadway
Via116th Street
EndEast Harlem – 120th Street & Pleasant Avenue
Length2.9 miles (4.7 km)
Service
OperatesAll times except late nights
Annual patronage1,694,509 (2022)[1]
TransfersYes
TimetableM116
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The 116th Street Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, running mostly along 116th Street. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the M116 bus route operated by the New York City Transit Authority, operating between the Upper West Side and East Harlem.

Route description

The M116 begins at West 106th Street and Broadway, running west on 106th Street until Manhattan Avenue, before running north on Manhattan Avenue and turning to run east on 116th Street until 1st Avenue, where eastbound buses run north and then loop around the Robert F. Wagner Houses to terminate at Pleasant Avenue. Westbound buses run south on Pleasant Avenue to 116th Street to return to the route.

History

The New York City Omnibus Corporation bus started the route (M20-20) on April 1, 1936, to replace the New York Railways' 116th Street Crosstown Line streetcar. It has largely remained the same, with the exception of in 1993, when it, along with some other Manhattan crosstown routes, had their designations changed, with the M20 becoming the M116. As part of a pilot program by the MTA to make five bus routes free (one in each borough), the M116 was selected alongside the B60, Bx18, Q4 and S46/96 to become fare-free in July 2023.[2][3] The pilot program would last six to twelve months and buses would display a "Fare Free" sign, similar to the one used on the Q70.[4] The pilot will run from September 24, 2023 until at least March 30, 2024.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and Figures". mta.info. August 28, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ Brachfeld, Ben (July 17, 2023). "MTA announces five bus routes for fare-free pilot". amNewYork. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Free bus routes will be part of MTA pilot program heading to NYC this fall". NBC New York. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Governor Hochul Announces Fare Free Bus Routes Included in MTA Pilot". www.governor.ny.gov. New York State Government. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fare-free pilot on five MTA bus routes". new. Metropolitan Transit Authority. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NYC officials assures New Yorkers new MTA fare-free bus program is 'not a pipe dream'". abc7ny.com. ABC 7 New York. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Free NYC bus routes in each borough start Sunday as part of MTA program: What to know". nbcnewyork.com. NBC New York. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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